{"id":125,"date":"2010-02-05T17:16:14","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T21:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/katie-moore\/?p=125"},"modified":"2010-02-05T17:16:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-05T21:16:14","slug":"january-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/katie-moore\/2010\/02\/05\/january-update\/","title":{"rendered":"January Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The work on Rachel's and my house goes on...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nThree Steak Dinners
\n<\/em><\/strong>During the last month, the men on our team have put hours and hours of back-breaking work in on Rachel\u2019s and my house.\u00a0 They hauled more than 20 truckloads of dirt, filled and leveled our floor, and stacked 116 bags of cement, to name only a few things.\u00a0 I think we owe them steak dinners.\u00a0 Check out the pictures and you will notice that we didn\u2019t have a dozer to level out our building site.\u00a0 One side of the foundation is 3 feet high and the other end is only a few inches tall.\u00a0 And the guys filled it in by hand!\u00a0 (Phew!)\u00a0 I am so grateful to be part of a team with that kind of servant attitude.\u00a0 The men are home for 4 short days and then will be back in the tribe for two more weeks of work. \u00a0Our house has lumber waiting, adobes climbing higher and higher, windows ordered, and is, in general, moving right along.\u00a0 Keep praying that there are no delays so we can be in by summer.<\/p>\n

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Canning meat for the trips to the tribe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a05 Ladies, 5 Kids
\n<\/em><\/strong>While the men from the team were gone, we women and children kept very busy.\u00a0 Again, the all-for-one spirit was evident as Rachel and Teresa cooked many nice meals for the moms (and teacher).\u00a0 Rachel and Sarah pitched in with homework help and acted as teacher\u2019s aides.\u00a0 The weekends were full of canning, menu planning, grocery trips, and other preparations for the guys\u2019 next<\/em> trip.\u00a0 During one afternoon session of class, I received a phone call telling me that Rachel, Sarah, and Tasha had been in a fender bender on their way home.\u00a0 Teresa came over and helped me get homework taken care of and kids fed as we waited for the ladies\u2019 return.\u00a0 We turned on cartoons after a bit and no one even asked me why their moms weren\u2019t back.\u00a0 We thank God that no one was injured and the van is still in working order.<\/p>\n

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I love to watch God shape hearts and stretch minds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0God in the Dark Ages
\n<\/em><\/strong>We are doing a unit of study on the Middle Ages in school right now and I am always surprised at which conversations get us into discussions about God.\u00a0 A lesson on Joan of Arc turned into kids\u2019 questions about how God speaks to his people.\u00a0 A biography on Gutenberg got us talking about how blessed we are to have the word of God in our own language and available to us whenever we need it.\u00a0 A novel about a very scared young man lead us to the idea of our security and identity in Christ.\u00a0 Who knew there were so many spiritual lessons in the Dark Ages.\u00a0 I am grateful for curious, energetic, and believing students who eagerly explore how God is alive and at work in the world.<\/p>\n

Until They Know
\n<\/em><\/strong>The recent news of the death of one of the Nahuatl men hit our team hard.\u00a0 We were not prepared for the stark reality that our friend went to a Christ-less eternity before ever hearing the Gospel.\u00a0 There is much to be done.\u00a0 Language and culture must be learned before we can begin to tell the Nahuatl about their Heavenly Father and how he longs to have relationship with them.\u00a0 Pray that God keeps these dear people safe until they know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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